On 6/1/2012 6:21 PM, Weaver wrote: > In reference to vertically mounted boards, in any size case, I have yet to > open a case to find cards drooping and melting all over the place and I've > built a few systems.
It's a safe bet then that you've never owned a high end nVidia/ATI board w/large/heavy factory cooling solution, and/or never used a high performance aftermarket GPU cooler in a mini/mid/tower case. I've had a few such boards and coolers over the years, and every PCB has warped under its own weight and/or that of a heavy aftermarket cooler. I have an Accelero S2 mounted to a short length GT240 and even its PCB has warped due to the mass of the S2. None of these boards has failed to function due to the warping, but it'd still be nice if they didn't warp. Using a case with horizontal mainboard prevents this. People with big vid cards/coolers who don't suffer this are those whose vertical cases have front supports for expansion boards. Such cases are rare, and especially those with supports for less than full length cards. Those with liquid cooling systems and tubing arranged in the right manner can get some anti-gravity support from the tubing. Then there are those who use zip ties or similar to support the front of their big vid card. None of these scenarios are the norm. > Disassociation with connections in this orientation hasn't occurred either. This is unclear. What connections? > I don't play 'catch' with my boxes. You don't? Hell I thought everyone did. Damn, why didn't you tell me this years ago? -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fc9c2cd.9050...@hardwarefreak.com
